Greg Boyd
All Politics Aside — Today is a Good Day!
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Today is a good day. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat, Republican, Socialist, Libertarian, Communist, Anarchist or even a Christarchist who feels called to abstain from the whole political process. I couldn’t care less….
Dandelion Seeds
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I’m sitting here in my office at 4:00 AM listening to some beautiful music. Closing my eyes and letting my imagination wander freely, I come upon a scene of an enormous field filled with rows…
A Christus Victor AND Penal Substitution View of the Atonement?
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Tags: Atonement
Topics: Atonement and The Cross
Hello fellow spiritual pilgrims, Just flew back from a two day visit to Whitworth University in Spokane Washington. Twenty years ago I almost entered a 50 mile trail race in Spokane that’s held every fall,…
Religulous (and the alleged Horus-Christ parallels)
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Hello bloggers, Last post I promised a review of Bill Maher’s documentary Religulous. Sorry it’s taken so long, but I’ve been busy editing the final draft of my forthcoming book with Zondervan, The Myth of…
On the Campaign Trail
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Hi friends, I feel like I’m a candidate on the campaign trail with all the traveling and (anti) political talks I’ve been giving the last month. Last week I was down on the coast of…
God’s Judgment as Withdrawing Protection — a Clarification
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Several bloggers have written me in response to my most recent blog discussing Marilyn Campbell’s contention (espoused in her book Shedding Light on the Dark Side of God) that when Scripture says God engaged in…
Shedding Light On “The Dark Side of God”
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Is it possible to believe that the whole Bible is divinely inspired and yet believe that God never engages in violence? Any one with even a cursory knowledge of the Bible would probably answer this…
An Ancient Philosophical Mistake In The Debate About Open Theism
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Sometimes little mistakes have big consequences. I think I may have uncovered one such mistake that took place two and a half millennia ago that continues to adversely affect people’s thinking about foreknowledge. First a…
“True Believers” and the Religion of Politics
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I call them “true believers” (a phrase coined by Eric Hoffer). You see it in their teary eyes, their wide smiles, their intense frowns, their enthusiastic poster-waving. They’ve heard every canned phrase a thousand times…
The Profound Significance of the Insignificant “Right Here”
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I watched a film with some friends last night entitled The Band’s Visit. It was funny, painful and profound. It’s one of those films that is meant to slowly draw you into an experience rather…
The Audacity of Hope: A Foreigner’s Reflection on Obama’s Speech
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I’m a citizen of a different empire (Phil 1:27; 3:20) and therefore a foreigner in this one (Heb. 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17; 2:11). I’m only here as an ambassador and soldier sent to defend and…
Newly Discovered Open Theists in Church History
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Hello bloggers, For the last several decades Thomas and Christine Lukashow have been discovering orthodox Christians from the 17th through the 19th centuries who were open theists and who, so far as I’m aware, no…
A Review of Three Radical Books: Overcoming Evil; Re: Mission & Pagan Christianity
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While at the Sopron Conference I read a number of interesting books. Here’s a brief review of the three I found most interesting. 1. Stephen Russell: Overcoming Evil God’s Way. I earlier blogged on Russell’s…
My week with Alan Hirsch
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One of the people I was most looking forward to meeting in Sopron was Alan Hirsch. (He’s part of the leadership team of Christian Associates International, which sponsored the conference I spoke at last week…
Our Trip to Sopron and Vienna
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Shelley and I recently returned from a week long conference in Sopron, Hungary. (Thanks Marcia for keeping readers informed on “where in the world” I was.) This was the annual leader’s conference for a missionary…
Where in the world is Greg Boyd?
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Greg is in Sopron, Hungary, speaking at the annual Christian Associates International Staff Conference, CONNECT 08. He is talking about the Kingdom of God under the title ‘Revolting Beauty.’ Link to these bloggers journaling on…
The Dark Knight — A Philosophical Review
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Hello Bloggers. Welcome to the new Christus Victor Ministries website! I think you’ll find it easy to use and very informative. I am so blessed to have wonderful friends who put in a lot of…
Pastor Boyd rocks the house!
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Below is Greg’s drum solo from a few weeks ago at the NDY fundraiser on behalf of Providence Ministries. Tonight, NDY will be performing in Jackson, MN at Rhythm of the River, a two-day music…
A Little Whining and a Book Review (Overcoming Evil God’s Way)
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Yo folks, Hope you’re all enjoying a grand summer (or, for those in the Southern Hemisphere, a nice winter). I’m having a great time, but I’m also feeling a bit scattered. It’s requiring more effort…
Creach and the Command to “Utterly Destroy”
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Hello Bloggers, Sorry for the delay in posting, but I was waiting until my new site was ready to launch before writing another post. Unfortunately, it seems something new pops up every day to delay…